July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.
July symbols: The birthstone of July is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment. Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily. The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until July 22) and Leo (July 23 onwards).
Historical Events for July, 1978
Day of Week 1st » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted Self-Government.
Day of Week 7th » The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom
Day of Week 10th » 'World News with Charles Gibson e.g World News Tonight' premieres on American Broadcasting Company called ABC.
Day of Week 11th » Los Alfaques Disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
Day of Week 25th » Puerto Rico police assassinate two nationalists in the Cerro Maravilla murders.
Day of Week 30th » The 730 (transport), Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the Right- and left-hand traffic called right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
17th » Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
17th » Panda Bear (musician) known as Panda Bear, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Animal Collective and Jane (American band) called Jane)
17th » Jason Jennings, American baseball player
17th » Mike Knox, American wrestler
17th » Trevor McNevan, Canadian singer-songwriter (Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static)
17th » Émilie Simon, French singer-songwriter
17th » Katharine Towne, American actress
18th » Adabel Guerrero, Argentinian actress, singer, and dancer
18th » Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player and sportscaster
18th » Annie Mac, Irish radio and television host
18th » Eddie Matos (actor) or Eddie Matos, Puerto Rican-American actor
18th » Verónica Romeo, Spanish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress